Lies of P

Overview

In 2023, Lies of P casts you as a puppet in a ruined city and asks you to fight your way through it. This is an action, adventure, RPG built around soulslike combat, with Krat as the stage: a once-lively place now buried under madness, bloodlust, and a very bad day for everyone involved. The hook is immediate. You wake to a mysterious voice, then start cutting a path through monsters, elites, and secrets.

The game leans hard into weapon tinkering and combat rhythm. You can build a style from dynamic weapon combinations, use Legion Arms, and unlock new abilities as you push deeper into the city. Choices matter too: the game lets you tell the truth or lie, and those decisions shape the story. It is a grim spin on Pinocchio, but with more steel, more teeth, and fewer polite lessons.

Krat itself is a sharp contrast machine: darkly elegant on the surface, rotten underneath. Steam categories include single-player support, full controller support, adjustable difficulty, and features for camera comfort, color alternatives, and custom volume controls. It is available on Windows and macOS, with English and a wide set of other languages listed, so there is plenty of room to step into the mess and make your own way through it.

Why play it

• Soulslike combat with weapon mixing
• A grim Pinocchio reimagining
• Truth-or-lie choices shape the story
• Accessibility options and controller support

Quick facts

Beginner walkthrough

Start with your combat style

At the beginning, you choose one of three combat styles. That choice shapes P’s attributes and starting weapons, so it is worth thinking about whether you want a sturdier build, a faster approach, or a style that fits your preferred way of handling fights.

Mix weapons and use your tools

Combat is built around melee weapons and Legion Arms. Weapons can be upgraded and combined with compatible parts, and each combined weapon gains a unique ability when its bar is filled. You also have light attacks, heavy attacks, parries, and blocks, so fights reward timing as much as aggression.

Use Krat’s systems to stay moving

Hotel Krat is where you buy items and upgrade weapons, while Ergo pays for purchases and leveling. Stargazers restore health and resources, act as fast travel points, and serve as respawn points. If you die, Ergo drops at the place of death, but taking damage on the way back reduces what you can recover.

Follow choices, riddles, and side paths

Limited-time truth-or-lie decisions affect the plot and the ending. Around Krat, you can answer riddles on ringing phones to earn Trinity Keys, find Cryptic Vessels for rewards, and take on side quests from NPCs for items and resources.

Key characters

• P puppet protagonist

  P is the silent puppet you control, moving through Krat while the city’s lies, monsters, and choices press in from every side.

• Geppetto creator figure

  Geppetto creates the puppet at the center of the story, tying P to the mystery unfolding in Krat.

• The mysterious voice guiding presence

  A mysterious voice awakens P and leads the way through the plagued city, though it is not clear what it wants in return.

Our take

Lies of P takes a familiar soulslike framework and gives it a sharp, theatrical twist: a puppet hero, a ruined Belle Epoque city, and combat that invites experimentation. The story setup is unusual, the weapon system sounds flexible, and the choice-driven structure gives the journey some bite. If you want a darker fairy tale with steel in its teeth, this is an easy one to size up.

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